Now it seems that the 100,000-strong army is almost all the wealth of the Song Dynasty.

Putting aside the border garrison troops of Han Shizhong in Shanxi and Yue Fei in the northeast, these 100,000 elite troops were the last capital that Zhao Huan could offer, and he could not afford to lose.

Of course, judging from their current strength, it seems that the Mongolian soldiers have no chance of winning at all.

More than seventy red cannons are a BUG-like existence in this era. If you can't defeat them, just bomb them. If you can't attack them, just bomb them.

Second Battalion Commander, where is your fucking red cannon? Pull it over to me.

With an army of 100,000 going to war, the logistical supplies alone would probably cost a huge amount of money.

In addition to food, military pay, weapons and equipment, the army needed nearly 10,000 tents just for its camping.

Zhao Huan learned the tradition of mobilizing the glorious people's army and letting the common people support the front line.

Handcarts, wooden carts, ox carts, and horse carts were all used to deliver food and supplies to the soldiers on the front line.

When Zhao Huan used the whole country's strength to conquer Western Xia, he had only 100,000 people who could actually go to the battlefield, but he claimed to have an army of one million.

Zhao Huan was never a qualified king. He agreed to let Li Sisi accompany him, but the other concubines were unhappy.

Nangong Lian'er was about to give birth, so she couldn't go with them. Perhaps relying on Zhao Huan's favor, or perhaps because she was pregnant, she got angry and blamed Zhao Huan for getting her pregnant, so that she couldn't go to the front line to fight. More importantly, she felt that if she didn't stay with Zhao Huan, no one would protect him.

This made Zhao Huan feel awkward and embarrassed. He had no choice but to have Li Sisi accompany him so that nothing would happen. The child was most important to him, and he wanted her to give him a white and chubby son. Nangong Lian'er, on the other hand, preferred daughters, so Zhao Huan had no choice but to give birth to the most beautiful daughter.

For example, after easily coaxing Nangong Lian'er, Tian Yingying wanted to go with him again. Fortunately, Tian Yingying was still quite afraid of Zhao Huan's imperial majesty, so she only expressed her opposition and gave up after pleading with Zhao Huan several times without his consent.

Princess Yanran was absolutely ruthless. Out of indirect hatred for the Mongolian soldiers, she knelt outside the Wende Hall. "If you don't take me with you, either I'll be banished to the cold palace, or I'll die kneeling outside this Wende Hall."

Considering the impact on the court, or perhaps out of his love for Princess Yanran, Zhao Huan reluctantly agreed to let Princess Yanran join the army.

Alas, during the Song Dynasty, Zhao Huan treated the censors like nothing. In the face of their impeachment accusations against the emperor, Zhao Huan always smiled charmingly. "Love it, love it, you can criticize me, I'll do my own thing." As for leaving a name in history? I'm a tyrant, what's there to fear?

Dali Kingdom, Emperor Duan Yu.

Yes, it was the Duan Yu in Long Ba Bu. However, the historical Duan Yu did not know any counter-martial arts such as the Divine Art of the North Sea or the Six Meridians Divine Sword.

Duan Yu should actually be called Duan Zhengyan, also known as Duan Heyu. However, many people call him Duan Yu, so in this book, to pay tribute to Mr. Jin, we will also call him Duan Yu.

Duan Yu didn't have beauties around him, nor did he possess extraordinary martial arts skills. However, he was a martial artist, and his skills were quite impressive. Although he was a relatively wise ruler during his reign, the Dali Kingdom was plagued by political instability and constant disasters.

However, successive emperors of Dali were very cautious. Duan Yu wrote several letters and frequently sent envoys to Bianjing to pay tribute and pay homage.

Zhao Huan was an ambitious emperor. After conquering the Jin Dynasty, he next sought to annihilate the Mongols. He would then incorporate Tubo and Dali into the Song Dynasty. However, the Dali Emperor, Duan Yu, frequently sent letters to establish friendly relations with the Song Dynasty. He pledged vassalage and paid tribute, but crucially, he put his actions into practice, not just words. At the border between the Song Dynasty and Dali, Duan Yu issued a strict order prohibiting any conflict with the Song army, even revering the Song Dynasty as his superior state.

This was an awkward situation. Zhao Huan was now at war with the Mongols. Even if Dali and Tubo took advantage of the situation and launched a plundering attack, he could only turn a blind eye. After all, fighting on two fronts was suicidal. The Tubo tribes were already frequently harassing and looting the Song border, and Zhao Huan could only appease them. The Tubo tribes saw clearly that no matter how powerful the Song Dynasty was, its current opponent was the Mongols. If they continued to fight Tubo, fighting on two fronts, or even a third front with Goryeo, the Song Dynasty would inevitably pay a heavy price even if they won.

But Dali was different. Regardless of whether the Song Dynasty was strong or weak, they always put themselves in the right position. I am a country, you are the superior country, and I am your vassal.

If the Song Dynasty pacified the Mongols and Tubo in the future, it would be difficult to use military force against the Dali Kingdom. There would be no legitimate reason for the attack. Zhao Huan wanted to be a tyrant, but he didn't want to be a tyrant with a lasting infamy. So, the only option was to leave the Dali Kingdom alone and allow it to continue.

At this moment, Emperor Duan Yu appeared very unhappy in the Dali Palace. He looked at the report in front of him with a gloomy face: "When was this delivered?"

The eunuch Liuzi beside him hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, this report was sent in half a month ago, but Prime Minister Gao Liangcheng suppressed it and it has never been reported."

Duan Yu was furious and slammed the table. "Hmph! I've been tolerant everywhere, but the Gao family keeps pressing forward. Don't think I won't do anything to them. Send down the order, commanding all camps not to move rashly. Anyone who dispatches troops without my permission will be charged with treason!"

During Duan Yu's reign, he diligently governed the country, caring deeply for the people and deeply understanding their suffering. This emperor was a rare and wise ruler. However, during his reign, the Gao family had become too powerful to be controlled. Prime Minister Gao Guangjun and his clan members commanded a large number of troops. Many officials at court also sided with the Gao family, forcing Duan Yu to impose his will on them, yet he was unable to do anything about it.

Duan Yu took a series of measures, such as exiling Gao Zhichang, the eighth son of Prime Minister Gao Taiming, and then secretly killing him. However, this also caused a backlash from the Gao family. Among them, Gao Yi and Gao He attempted to assassinate Duan Yu while he was burning incense in a temple. Fortunately, Duan Yu, with his own exceptional martial arts skills, was able to capture the two. To appease the Gao family, Duan Yu ultimately spared the two men and granted them amnesty.

Duan Yu's gradual concessions did not earn the Gao family's forgiveness; instead, they intensified their efforts to build their own power. Even when 37 tribes in Dali rebelled and killed Gao Mingqing, a key official of the Gao family, the Gao family remained resilient and commanded the support of the court.

In the end, the ministers, citing Gao Liangcheng's combined talent and virtue, appointed him prime minister and bestowed upon him the title of Duke of China. Because the ministers unanimously pleaded for him, some even kneeling outside the palace to beg him. Duan Yu had no choice but to agree to Gao Liang's appointment.

After Gao Liangcheng became prime minister, he became even more reckless. Although the Gao family was powerful, the ruler of the country was still the Duan family. Many generals outside the capital were loyal to the Duan family, so they did not dare to act too presumptuously. However, Duan Yu and the Gao family had always been secretly competing with each other.

In the first year of the Jingkang reign, Duan Yu dismissed Gao Guangjun, the commander of the imperial guards, hoping to cultivate his own influence within the palace. Consequently, a devastating fire broke out in the capital that year, destroying over 3,900 homes. Some of the blaze was attributed to the Gao family.